Holy card art 6th Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, March 9, 2021March 6, 2021 Jesus is Scourged and Crowned with Thorns (John 19: 1-3) Prepare your setting. Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer. Begin with the Sign of the Cross. Then pray: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Invite Jesus…
Holy card art 5th Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Jesus is Judged by Pilate (Mark 15: 1-15) Prepare your setting. Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer. Begin with the Sign of the Cross. Then: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Invite Jesus to visit with…
Holy card art 4th Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, March 2, 2021March 4, 2021 Jesus is Denied by Peter (Matthew 26:69-75) Prepare your setting. Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer. Begin with the Sign of the Cross. Then pray: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Invite Jesus to visit with…
Holy card art 3rd Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Jesus is Condemned by the Sanhedrin (Luke 22: 66-71) Prepare your setting. Are you in a distraction free place? Do you have a timer? What about a prayer journal and pen? Where can you sit or kneel comfortably? Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer. Begin with…
Holy card art 2nd Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, February 23, 2021February 25, 2021 Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. (Mark 14: 43-46) Prepare your setting. Are you in a distraction-free place? Do you have a timer? What about a prayer journal and pen? Where can you sit or kneel comfortably? Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer if you have…
Holy card art 1st Scriptural Station of the Cross Victoria Ryan, February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-41) Prepare your setting. Are you in a distraction-free place? Do you have a timer? What about a prayer journal and pen? Where can you sit or kneel comfortably? Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Set your timer if you have to…
Holy card art Meditation Start Page Victoria Ryan, February 17, 2021May 31, 2021 A Guided Meditaton with Art: Scriptural Stations of the Cross starts here. You only need to visit this post once. If you haven’t subscribed (free), and would like reminders to join us (Tuesdays and Thursdays through Lent), please see the Subscribe page. The Scriptural Stations of the Cross (also called the…
Holy card art How to Pray with Religious Art Victoria Ryan, February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 In the last weeks, we have talked about the various steps of prayerful meditation that we will tweak when we meditate with religious art. This post briefly address a few aspects of guided meditation that we have not yet touched upon. What we are not doing. I want to emphasize…
Holy card art Quiz: Who is the saint in this holy card? Victoria Ryan, February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 “Read” the holy card image and make your guess before you scroll down. Hints: Who is in the image? Where are they? Why are they there? Does the image remind you of any biblical story or story from Catholic Tradition (saints, sacraments, etc.)? Are there any symbols (colors, objects, shapes…